Presidential Election of 2004, Electoral and Popular Vote Summary

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

This table provides information about the election results between candidates George W. Bush and John F. Kerry

Principal Candidates for President and Vice President:
Republican—George W. Bush; Richard B. Cheney (winner)
Democratic—John F. Kerry; John Edwards

 George W. Bush John F. KerryElectoral votes
 Popular
vote
% Popular
vote
% R D
Alabama1,176,39462.5%693,93336.8%9 
Alaska190,88961.1111,02535.53 
Arizona1,104,29454.9893,52444.410 
Arkansas572,89854.4469,95344.56 
California5,509,82644.46,745,48554.3 55
Colorado1,101,25551.71,001,73247.09 
Connecticut693,82643.9857,48854.3 7
Delaware171,66045.8200,15253.3 3
District of Columbia21,25609.3202,97089.2 3
Florida3,964,52252.13,583,54447.127 
Georgia1,914,25458.01,366,14941.415 
Hawaii194,19145.3231,70854.0 4
Idaho409,23568.4181,09830.34 
Illinois2,345,94644.52,891,55054.8 21
Indiana1,479,43859.9969,01139.311 
Iowa751,95749.9741,89849.37 
Kansas736,45662.0434,99336.66 
Kentucky1,069,43959.5712,73339.78 
Louisiana1,102,16956.7820,29942.29 
Maine330,20144.6396,84253.6 4
Maryland1,024,70343.01,334,49356.0 10
Massachusetts1,071,10936.91,803,80062.0 12
Michigan2,313,74647.82,479,18351.2 17
Minnesota1,346,69548.01,445,01451.5 91
Mississippi672,66059.1457,76640.16 
Missouri1,455,71353.31,259,17146.111 
Montana266,06359.1173,71038.63 
Nebraska512,81466.0254,32832.75 
Nevada418,69050.7397,19048.15 
New Hampshire331,23749.0340,51150.4 4
New Jersey1,670,00346.21,911,43053.0 15
New Mexico376,93049.8370,94249.05 
New York2,962,56740.14,314,28058.4 31
North Carolina1,961,16656.11,525,84943.615 
North Dakota196,65162.9111,05235.53 
Ohio2,859,76450.82,741,16548.720 
Oklahoma959,79265.6503,96634.47 
Oregon866,83147.4943,16351.6 7
Pennsylvania2,793,84748.52,938,09551.0 21
Rhode Island169,04638.7259,76059.4 4
South Carolina937,97458.1661,69941.08 
South Dakota232,58459.9149,24438.43 
Tennessee1,384,37556.91,036,47742.611 
Texas4,526,91761.12,832,70438.234 
Utah663,74272.7241,19926.45 
Vermont121,18038.8184,06758.9 3
Virginia1,716,95953.81,454,74245.613 
Washington1,304,89445.61,510,20152.8 11
West Virginia423,77856.1326,54143.25 
Wisconsin1,478,12049.41,489,50449.7 10
Wyoming167,62969.070,77629.13 
Total62,028,28550.759,028,10948.3286251
NOTE: Total electoral votes = 538. Total electoral votes needed to win = 270. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and other candidates.
1. One Minnesota electoral vote was cast for John Edwards.
Source: Figures are from the Federal Election Commission, 2004 Official Presidential Election Results, Feb. 11, 2005.
Voting age population (United States Election Project for Nov. 2004): 221,256,931
Estimated number of voters in the 2004 election was 122,294,978.

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